Stalk-cutter attachment.



D. YOKLEYT STALK CUTTER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATTON FILED SEPT. l7l l9l2 '1,147,58 8. Patented Jul 20, 1915.

DAVID YOKLEY, OI THOMASVILLE, NORTH; CAROLINA.

STALK-CUTTER a'r'rncnmnur.

Application filed September 17, 1912. Serial No. 720,868.

To'all whom it may concern 0 Be it known that I, DAVID YOKLEY, a cltlzen of the United States, residing at Thomasville, in the" county of Davidson and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stalk- Cutter Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The invention provides an attachment particularly designed to be applied to a two horse cultivator and intended for cutting stalks, vines and the like when preparing the ground for cultivation.

The invention consists of an attachment embodying draft bars, a drum mounted upon the draft bars, blades secured to the drum having a diagonal or inclined arrangement a connecting means whereby the drum is pressed toward the ground and' guards for directing stalks, vines and the like beneath the drum so as to be acted upon by the cutting blades.

l he invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a detall view of a stalk cutting attachment embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view, showing the connecting means. 7

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by

the same reference characters.

The attachment comprises draft bars 1 which are rovided at their forward ends with attaching means for coupling the cutter to a cultivator or other implement. A cross bar 2 connects the draft bars 1 and is vertically pierced near its ends to receive rods 3 which are attached to the frame work of the cultivatorand which receive springs 4 which exert a pressure to'hold the cutter to its work. A drum 5 is mounted upon the rear ends of the draft bars 1 Specification of Letters latent.

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and has blades 6 which project outwardly approximately at a right angle to the surface of the drum and which incline 0r-v have anapproximate diagonal arrangement.

Brackets 7 secured to the drum 5 form sup porting means for the blades 6 and admit of the blades being properly adjusted or removed for sharpening or to be replaced in the event of any one becoming unfitted I Guards 8 are profor effective service. vided for directing stalks, vines. and the like beneath the drum so as to insure their 1 being cut. The guards consist of bars prefthe attaching devices at their front ends' As the cultivator is drawn over the field the stalks, vines and the like are top ed or cut into small pieces by means of the lades 6. The inclined or diagonal arrangement of the blades has been found to give the best results and insures'positive cuttin of the stalks and a clearing of the same mm the cutter.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and

' securing the blocks at adjusted positions on In testimony whereof I afiix my signature thefbars, curved resilient guards having apin presence of two witnesses. proximately parallel end portions disposed transversely of the bars said guards having v DAVID YOKLEY' 5 one end portion adjustably secured to the Witnesses;

blocks and a rotary cutter: journaled be H. H. HEDRIOK,

tween the bars. H. B. HU'roHIs0N. 

